TOTAL EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ( TEA) IN THE EU

Source: The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (Most Recent Data 2014)

Percentage of 18-64 population who are either a nascent entrepreneur or owner-manager of a new business

1. Latvia: 13.3%
2. Lithuania: 11.3%, Romania: 11.3%
3. Slovakia: 10.9%
4. Netherlands: 9.5%
5. Estonia: 9.4%
6. Hungary: 9.3%
7. Ireland: 9.2%, Poland: 9.2%
8. Austria: 8.7%
9. United Kingdom: 8.6%
10. Portugal: 8.2%
11. Cyprus: 8%
12. Czech Republic: 7.3%
13. Luxembourg: 7.1%
14. Slovenia: 6.3%
15. Finland: 5.6%
16. Denmark: 5.5%, Greece: 5.5%, Spain: 5.5%
17. Belgium: 5.4%
18. France: 5.3%, Germany: 5.3%
19. Italy: 4.4%
20. Bulgaria: 3.5%

Fear of Failure

Percentage of 18-64 population (individuals involved in any stage of entrepreneurial activity excluded) who indicate that fear of failure would prevent them from setting up a business

1. Poland: 51%
2. Belgium: 49%, Greece: 49%
3. Lithuania: 45%
4. United Kingdom: 43%
5. Estonia: 42%, Latvia: 42%, Hungary: 42%, Luxembourg: 42%
6. Denmark: 41%, France: 41%, Romania: 41%
7. Germany: 40%, Portugal: 40%, Ireland: 40%
8. Netherlands: 39%
9. Spain: 38%
10. Finland: 37%
11. Czech Rep: 36%, Slovakia: 36%
12. Austria: 35%
13. Bulgaria: 33%
14. Croatia: 30%
15. Slovenia: 29%